Engine plaque: 13
Classification:
Date:
1830-1880
Medium:
Copper, pitch
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/4 x 6 1/8 x 1/4 in. ( 13.3 x 15.6 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Copper number plate from a fire engine; oblong with double serpentine edges; decorative number "13" outlined in black paste (pitch) inlay.
Object Number:
INV.8804
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
11793
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Collection of firmen's belt fragments
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Leather
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/8 x 2 5/8 x 5/8 in. ( 7.9 x 6.7 x 1.6 cm )
Description:
Brown leather belt sleeve painted yellow with red painted leather "C" and "2" at the center, hand stitched closed across the back, scalloped brown leather binding machine stitched around outer edges.
Object Number:
INV.9233
Marks:
applied: center: "C"
applied: in cavity of "C": "2"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
11789
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Badge: guest of central hose no.1...Oct. 26, 1898
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1893
Medium:
Silk, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/2 x 2 x 1/8 in. ( 19 x 5.1 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
White silk ribbon with American flag tied in bow at top, and gold metal fringing at bottom; printed in gold ink with: "GUEST OF/CENTRAL HOSE/NO. 1/MOUNT VERNON, NY/OCTOBER 26TH, 1893"; image of fire engine in center.
Credit Line:
Gift of William M. Wallace, 1934
Object Number:
INV.10702
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1893
eMuseum Object ID:
11783
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Fire helmet: fireman 9?F?
Classification:
Date:
1850-1880
Medium:
Leather, brass, paint, textile
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/4 x 11 1/4 x 13 1/2 in. ( 21 x 28.6 x 34.3 cm )
Description:
Eight comb black leather fire helmet with tooled scroll border on brim; black leather frontpiece with "FIREMAN / 9 / . . ." in gold painted leather lettering; brass eagle frontpiece holder; textile half-lining.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Fund Association of the 23rd & 24th Wards, 1933
Object Number:
INV.8876
Marks:
applied leather: on frontpiece: "FIREMAN / 9 / . . . F. . . ."
painted: underside of brim: "2334"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
11779
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Fire helmet frontpiece: 26
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Leather, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 7/8 x 5 1/8 x 1 3/4 in. ( 20 x 13 x 4.4 cm )
Description:
Red painted leather frontpiece from a fire helmet; "26" cut out at center and backed with gold painted leather, with "858" painted in gold below.
Object Number:
INV.9142
Marks:
applied/painted: on obverse: "26 / 858"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
11737
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Collection of 4 buttons on block in envelope
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
ca. 1865-1868
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Part (small button): 1/2 x 3/8 in. (1.3 x 1 cm)
Each (large button): 1 x 3/8 in. (2.5 x 1 cm)
Description:
One small and three large brass buttons with brass loop shanks; button faces inscribed "M.F.D." encircled by laurel wreaths.
Credit Line:
Gift of Waldo Fenton Abbe
Object Number:
INV.9242
Marks:
inscribed at back of buttons: "SCOVILL MFC CO./ WATERBURY."
Gallery Label:
These buttons are from the uniform of the donor's father, Joshua Grosvenor Abbe, commissioner of the Metropolitan Fire Department.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1868
eMuseum Object ID:
11735
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Fire engine lamp
Classification:
Date:
1850-1880
Medium:
Metal, glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 15 3/4 x 6 3/4 x 6 in. ( 40 x 17.1 x 15.2 cm )
Description:
Six-sided mixed metal fire engine lamp (possibly a pole lamp); mushroom-shaped chimney with double-domed finial; five of six original oblong glass panels survive, two with blue stain, one with red stain, and two colorless glass, all with "35" etched at center; red-stained panel with "COLUMBUS" etched above number; molded metal decoration applied to corners of frame enclosing each panel.
Object Number:
INV.218
Marks:
etched: on on all glass panels: "35"
etched: on red-stained glass panel: "COLUMBUS"
stamped: on metal plate affixed below red-stained glass panel: "COWING & CO. / MAKERS / SENECA FALLS, N. Y."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
11733
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Button w/ribbons: Delegate 7th Ann. Conv...F.A.,...
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1902
Medium:
Silk, metal, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 x 3 x 1/8 in. ( 15.2 x 7.6 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
White, red, and blue ribbons suspended from circular metal pin; pin coated with paper printed with phot of firefighter; ribbons printed in gold ink with "7TH ANNUAL CONVENTION/SOUTHERN NY VOLUNTEER" "DELEGATE" "FIREMENS ASOCIATION/HICKSVILLE, LI/OCTOBER 14-15, 1902"
Object Number:
INV.10469
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1902
eMuseum Object ID:
11730
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Can w/attached belt loop: "6", w/3 badges inside
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Medium:
Metal, leather
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 x 3 x 2 in. ( 7.6 x 7.6 x 5.1 cm )
Object Number:
INV.12133a
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
11731
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Fire helmet: eagle crest
Classification:
Date:
1868-1880
Medium:
Leather, paint, brass, textile
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 x 7 1/4 x 10 in. ( 25.4 x 18.4 x 25.4 cm )
Description:
Eight comb South American style leather fire helmet painted mustard yellow; tooled linear decoration on crown; brass eagle frontpiece holder (frontpiece missing); textile half-lining.
Object Number:
INV.8894
Marks:
molded in relief: on lower side of frontpiece holder: "CAIRNS & BRO. / 143 GRAND . . ."
printed paper label: affixed inside top of crown: "[CAIRN]S & BROTHER / Successors to / . . . / FIREMEN'S GOODS / OF / Every Description. / [1]43 GRAND ST., N.Y.:
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
11729
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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